Quote:these fake corks are not so bad as you think.
EDIT: Also, I'd like to mention that the fake corks are very common(at least on the east coast of the US). I happen to work for a fairly large liquor distributer, and I can say that a good sized portion of our wine sales have "fake" corks. As mentioned, they are young wines, and usually inexpensive ones.
Some of our highest volume wines use synthetic corks.
Wait till the first person on the lounge tries the "Tin Roof" wine. It is a sauvingnon blanc that actually has a screw top, and no cork at all.
The cap of the bottle is made of metal, hence the Tin Roof monicker. Quite clever if you ask me.
Tin Roof